Course Update

After another busy week where we had 2 shotgun starts and a two tee start in which it is difficult to work around the golfing schedule we overcame a few obstacles. Difficulties with the greens mower at the start of the week caused us problems but having the hand mowers fully serviced in the winter and the greens iron saw us through okay.

The old mower was scalping which is what you may have noticed on the greens but also mechanically wasn't working at full capacity.

We have now upgraded our greens mowers with two more modern mowers which will help us with busy schedules and also competition preparation. One of the mowers will allow us to cut at heights which we have never been able to achieve which gives us more options.

A big thank you to John Pownall for his continual support.

The greens have been sprayed with a liquid feed and some plant sugars to maintain health and the tees have been sprayed with a pgr/ fertiliser mix.

The leaks have been fixed whilst I have been on holiday and the mixed weather allowed us to do this as we to drain the system.

Sometimes when we're a staff member or maybe two down some areas of the course do slip and I have heard a few grumbles regarding this. Don't forget it is not the green staff that put the footprints in the bunkers.

We now have a bay full of sand and will be topping up the bunkers as time permits. The bunker master will be used when it is required and not just for the sake of it. It is the ideal tool to use during wet periods after the bunkers have drained.

This week we will spike the greens and verticut the greens and catch up on jobs from last week.

I know some of you may be frustrated in knowing that the greens maintenance is quickly approaching. This will benefit you all in the long run and we don't do it for the sake of it. If the weather is kind recovery should be relatively quick and we should reap the rewards. The process will be as follows:

Cut green

Double verticut

Micro core at 2.5 inch depth and at 2 inch spacing’s (increasing to 2.5 if required)

Top dress with 100% kiln dried sand

Brush

Iron

Fertilise and water

We may pencil tine after wards to aid recovery.

Continuing ironing every other day

In the meantime enjoy your golf

Thanks

James